I specialize in strategic communications, community conservation, interpretation, non-profit management, development, and networked approaches to conservation

1. EDUCATION
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
FORT COLLINS, CO
Ph.D. Environmental Sociology, 2014
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
FORT COLLINS, CO
MS Human Dimensions
of Natural Resources, 2010
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
DENVER, CO
BA, Environmental Science and
International Studies, 2007
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TEXAS LAND CONSERVANCY, AUSTIN, TX
DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS & OUTREACH, 2014-PRESENT
OUTREACH
• Coordinate all events, including donor appreciation dinners, community partner fundraising
days, and naturalist-led hikes
• Act as the public face of the organization by presenting invited talks to community groups,
donors, and students
PARTNERSHIPS
• Create strategic partnerships between private landowners, businesses, state and federal
organizations, other non-profits, and the public to foster conservation across the state
• Design and implement our diversity internship program in cooperation with local universities
DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING
• Develop and implement annual membership and fundraising strategies
• Maintain relationships with TLC’s Board of Directors, facilitating the growth of the
organization’s fundraising profile and engagement with new contacts
• Design and implement TLC’s corporate partnerships campaign
• Create all print and online media including e-newsletters, print newsletters, annual appeals
• Create and maintain TLC’s social media presence on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and
Pinterest - growing annual memberships and online donations
HILL COUNTRY CONSERVATION NETWORKS PROJECT, AUSTIN, TX
CYNTHIA & GEORGE MITCHELL FOUNDATION
CO-DIRECTOR, 2015-2016
• Envisioned, organized, and enacted a landscape-scale network initiative to encourage
strategic conservation and major donor development through partnership-building across
the Hill Country region
• Developed the grant proposal and final report for the foundation
CULTURAL SENSITIVITY TRAINING for the NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, CUSTER, SD
PROJECT COORDINATOR & FACILITATOR, 2011, 2012
• Managed and facilitated a series of workshops hosted by the Pine Ridge Area Chamber of
Commerce for interpretive staff from surrounding National Park Service (NPS) units regarding
cultural sensitivity and interpretation of Oglala Sioux Tribe mythology and culture
• Managed a team of five graduate students per workshop
THE POWER OF PLACE: CLIMATE CHANGE CAFE
PROJECT COORDINATOR & FACILITATOR, 2010
• Provided strategic oversight, management and facilitation for workshops focused on climate
change communication for National Park Service units in Colorado, Florida, and South Dakota
• Evaluated a climate change interpretation program at Everglades National Park
OGLALA SIOUX PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT (OSPRA), KYLE, SD
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT, 2010-2013
• Collaborated with OSPRA staff and National Park Service to improve and evaluate their
working relationship as they co-manage the South Unit of Badlands National Park
• Mentored three undergraduate assistants who participated in the project
ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION, USFS, FORT COLLINS, CO
RESEARCH ASSISTANT, 2009-2010
• Conducted and evaluated a series of workshops on climate and weather communication
throughout the US Forest Service in Colorado
ASPEN CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, ASPEN, CO
SUMMER NATURALIST, 2009
• Developed and implemented naturalist programs for children and adults, acting as a liaison
between the Center and the public
THE LOUIS BERGER GROUP, DENVER, CO
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST, 2007-2008
• Researched and co-authored multiple environmental assessments and environmental impact
statements for the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and US Forest Service
CONTACT
ASHLEY LOVELL Ph.D.
2001 Lincoln St. Denver, CO
ashleynoel.lovell@gmail.com
720.425.5730
LINKEDIN/ashley-lovell-83566083
@TEXASLANDCONSERVANCY

2. RECENT INVITED PRESENTATIONS
2016 Dripping Springs Elementary, Dripping Springs, TX
2016 Alamo Chapter of the Sierra Club, San Antonio, TX
2016 Texas State University, Applied Water Resources Course, San Marcos, TX
2016 Texas Land Trust Council Conference, Austin, TX
2015 Balcones Canyonlands Master Naturalist Group, Austin, TX
2015 East Texas Black Bear Task Force, Saratoga, TX
2015 Native Plant Society of Texas, Austin, TX
2014 National Workshop on Large Landscape Conservation, Washington D.C.
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Member, Steering Committee for the Hill Country Conservation Network Project, 2016-2017
Member, Steering Committee for the 20th Anniversary Texas Land Trust Council Conference, 2016
Advisor, University of Texas at Austin Community and Regional Planning Hill Country Studio, 2015
Member, Strategic Research Planning Committee for Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, 2015
Member, Shades of Green (Diversity in Conservation) Steering Committee, 2015
Facilitator, Center for Collaborative Conservation Fellowship Training, 2013, 2014
PUBLICATIONS
2016 Patrick Bixler, Clare Zutz and Ashley Lovell.“It Takes a Network to Tackle Growth and Complexity.”Stanford Social Innovation Review.
2016 Patrick Bixler and Ashley Lovell.“Hill Country Conservation: A network and narrative for large-scale conservation.”Report for the Mitchell
Foundation.
2012 Ashley Cobb and Jessica Thompson.“Climate Change Scenario Planning: A Model for the Integration of Science and Management in
Environmental Decision-Making.”Environmental Modelling and Software. 38: 296-305.
2010 Ashley Cobb and Michael Carolan.“Public Perceptions of Climate Change.”CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science,
Nutrition and Natural Resources. 6: 1-12
ASHLEY LOVELL Ph.D.